I've enjoyed Troy's posts explaining past high-profile hacks, so I assume the content he created for Pluralsight is pretty good, too. I'm glad he didn't directly tailor them to the CEH, because from what I've seen it's not the most esteemed certification. Most managers I've talked to on the security side of things have said something like Security+ is a good starting point for newbie hires, and CISSP or OSCP are a decent indicator for mid-to-senior hires.

In general though, the prevailing sentiment has been that demonstrated experience is the #1 factor. Infosec isn't a career path that begins as a totally oblivious hire after floating around in college. It begins in your bedroom in the evenings poking around bug bounties or playing on hackthissite.org and its forums and that sort of thing. A professional setting isn't required to gain some good real-world experience, so there's no reason you should be inexperienced by the time you're sitting for your first professional interview.